| 释义 |
cum·ber
I. \ˈkəmbə(r)\ transitive verb
(cumbered ; cumbered ; cumbering \-b(ə)riŋ\ ; cumbers)
Etymology: Middle English cumbren, combren, perhaps from Old French combrer to prevent, hinder, from (assumed) Old French combre abatis — more at encumber
1. obsolete
a. : to destroy utterly : defeat
b. : trouble, harass
< Martha was cumbered about much serving — Luke 10:40 (Authorized Version) >
2. : to hinder or bother by being in the way
< cumbered with heavy clothing >
3. : to weigh down needlessly : burden uselessly : clutter up
< cumber the memory with trivial facts >
< an old walnut tree … had perished a long time ago, but still stood and was cumbering the earth — A.E.Coppard >
Synonyms: see burden
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English cumbre, combre, from cumbren, combren, v.
: something that cumbers: as
a. archaic : care, worry
b. archaic : trouble, inconvenience
c. : hindrance, burden, encumbrance |